What happened in 1990?
495 recorded events in 1990, including 172 in people, 86 in science & technology and 67 in economy & trade. A further 7 events are dated only to the wider period.
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Major Events 2
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German reunification
East and West Germany formally reunite, ending decades of Cold War division.
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Hubble Space Telescope launched
The Hubble Space Telescope is launched into orbit, transforming astronomy with unprecedented images of the cosmos.
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Wars & Conflicts 10
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Gulf War
1990–1991 conflict between Iraq and a 42-country coalition
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Black January
1990 massacre in Baku
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Battle of Dasman Palace
Also called the Battle of Daman, fought on August 2–3, 1990, during the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait
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Battle of the Bridges
Battle that took place on 2 August 1990, in Kuwait
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Battle of Failaka
1990 part of the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait
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Eelam War II
Second phase of the Sri Lankan civil war from 1990-1995
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Battle of Massawa
1990 battle of the Eritrean War of Independence
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Battle of Kokavil
LTTE attack on Sri Lankan Military camp at Kokavil
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War of Elimination (1990, Lebanon)
Military conflict
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1990 Hotel Delfino Siege
1990 siege
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Politics & Government 7
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Treaty on the Final Settlement with Respect to Germany
1990 treaty making Germany fully independent
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Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe
Treaty
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Portuguese Language Orthographic Agreement of 1990
International treaty to create a unified orthography for Portuguese
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Unification Treaty
1990 treaty dissolving the German Democratic Republic by joining the Federal Republic of Germany (Unification Treaty)
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1990 Chadian coup d'état
Overthrow of Hissène Habré
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1990 Surinamese coup d'état
Violent overthrow of government in Suriname
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1990 Mindanao crisis
Filipino coup
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People 172
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Alberto Moravia died
Italian writer and journalist (1907-1990)
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Samuel Doe died
21st President of Liberia
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Alan Perlis died
American computer scientist (1922–1990)
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Marie-Dominique Chenu died
French historian (1895-1990)
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B. F. Skinner died
American behaviorist (1904–1990)
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Pavel Cherenkov died
Soviet physicist (1904-1990)
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Ilya Frank died
Soviet physicist
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Robert Hofstadter died
American physicist and Nobel laureate (1915-1990)
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Manuel Puig died
Argentine writer (1932-1990)
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Mário Pinto de Andrade died
Angolan poet and politician (1928–1990)
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Greta Garbo died
Swedish-American actress (1905–1990)
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Ava Gardner died
American actress (1922–1990)
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Lev Yashin died
Player for U.S.S.R (1929–1990)
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Barbara Stanwyck died
American actress (1907–1990)
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Viktor Tsoi died
Soviet rock musician (1962-1990)
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Paulette Goddard died
American actress (1910–1990)
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Stevie Ray Vaughan died
American blues guitarist (1954–1990)
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Robert Noyce died
American businessman and engineer (1927–1990)
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Vito Russo died
American writer (1946–1990)
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Lois Moran died
American actress (1909-1990)
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Rex Harrison died
British actor (1908–1990)
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Jim Henson died
American puppeteer (1936–1990)
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Irene Dunne died
American actress and singer (1898–1990)
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Joan Bennett died
American actress (1910–1990)
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Sammy Davis Jr. died
American entertainer (1925–1990)
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Jacques Demy died
French film director (1931-1990)
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Yannis Ritsos died
Greek poet
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Anne Revere died
American actress (1903-1990)
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Dexter Gordon died
American jazz saxophonist (1923–1990)
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Ugo Tognazzi died
Italian film and theatre actor, director and screenwriter (1922-1990)
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Eve Arden died
American actress (1908–1990)
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Capucine died
French model and actress (1928-1990)
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Arthur Kennedy died
American actor (1914–1990)
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Art Blakey died
American jazz drummer and bandleader (1919–1990)
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Luigi Nono died
Italian composer (1924-1990)
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Pearl Bailey died
American actress and singer (1918–1990)
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Delphine Seyrig died
French actress and film director (1932–1990)
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Émile Roche died
French economist, politician and journalist for Les Nouveaux Temps, art collector (1893-1990)
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Jacques Piette died
French politician (1916–1990)
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John Stewart Bell died
Northern Irish physicist (1928–1990)
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José Figueres Ferrer died
Costa Rican politician (1906–1990)
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Ronald Evans died
NASA astronaut (1933-1990)
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Eduard Streltsov died
Soviet footballer (1937-1990)
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Georgy Flyorov died
Soviet physicist (1913-1990)
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Vasily Kuznetsov died
Soviet politician (1901-1990)
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J. C. R. Licklider died
American psychologist and computer scientist (1915–1990)
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Edward A. Murphy, Jr. died
American engineer, coiner of Murphy's law (1918–1990)
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Berta Karlik died
Austrian physicist (1904–1990)
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Taiichi Ohno died
Japanese businessman and engineer (1912–1990)
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Gerald Bull died
Canadian artillery engineer, entrepreneur (1928–1990)
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Charlotte Moore Sitterly died
American astronomer (1898-1990)
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Irakly Andronikov died
Russian literary historian (1908–1990)
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Valentin Filatyev died
Soviet cosmonaut (1930–1990)
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Simone Melchior Cousteau died
Wife and business partner of Jacques-Yves Cousteau
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Ruth Reese died
American-Norwegian singer, poet, and civil rights activist (1921–1990)
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Nellie Weekes died
Barbadian nurse, midwife, politician and women's rights activist
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Craig Owens died
American art critic (1950–1990)
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Elvira Boni died
Brazilian anarchist
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Sylvia del Villard died
Puerto Rican actress, dancer, and choreographer (1928–1990)
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Abu Zafar Mohammad Saleh died
Bangladeshi Islamic scholar
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Florence Lewis died
American activist
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Ortez Alderson died
American political activist and actor
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Mary Oppen died
American poet and activist (1908-1990)
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Miriam (Mina) Fink died
(1913-1990) Jewish community leader
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Mitch Snyder died
American activist
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Michael Powell died
English film director (1905–1990)
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Mary Martin died
American actress (1913-1990)
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Robert Cummings died
American actor (1910–1990)
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Joel McCrea died
American actor (1905–1990)
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Philippe Soupault died
French writer (1897–1990)
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Sergio Corbucci died
Italian film director (1927-1990)
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Martin Ritt died
American film director (1914–1990)
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Jill Ireland died
English actress (1936–1990)
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Aldo Fabrizi died
Italian actor and cinema and theatre director (1905-1990)
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Kelly Johnson died
American aerospace engineer (1910–1990)
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George de Mestral died
Swiss engineer, inventor of the velcro system (1907-1990)
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Andrei Kirilenko died
Soviet politician (1906-1990)
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Lothar Collatz died
German mathematician (1910–1990)
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Georges de Rham died
Swiss mathematician (1903–1990)
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Shigeo Shingo died
Japanese engineer (1909–1990)
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Arthur Samuel died
American computer scientist (1901–1990)
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An Wang died
American businessman (1920–1990)
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Hans Freudenthal died
Dutch mathematician (1905–1990)
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Roman Vishniac died
American photographer (1897–1990)
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Harold Eugene Edgerton died
American engineer and inventor (1903–1990)
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Max Bense died
German philosopher (1910-1990)
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Carl A. Wirtanen died
American astronomer (1910–1990)
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Alfredo Pián died
Argentine racing driver (1912–1990)
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Arno Arthur Wachmann died
German astronomer (1902–1990)
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Dries van der Lof died
Dutch racing driver (1919–1990)
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Otto Ambros died
German chemist (1901-1990)
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Juan Manuel Bordeu died
Argentine racing driver (1934–1990)
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Rashad Khalifa died
Egyptian-American biochemist (1935-1990)
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Walter Bruch died
German electrical engineer (1908–1990)
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Ralph Alger Bagnold died
English 20th-century desert explorer, geologist and soldier
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Minoru Honda died
Japanese astronomer (1913–1990)
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Kenjirō Takayanagi died
Japanese pioneer in the development of television
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Gerhard Schrader died
German chemist (1903–1990)
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Bob Drake died
American racing driver (1919–1990)
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Géza Ottlik died
Hungarian translator, writer, and contract bridge theorist (1912–1990)
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Mário Schenberg died
Brazilian physicist (1914–1990)
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Beatrice Shilling died
British aeronautical engineer
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Bernhard Rensch died
German zoologist (1900-1990)
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Res Jost died
Swiss theoretical physicist (1918–1990)
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Travis Webb died
American racing driver
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Isaac Jacob Schoenberg died
American mathematician (1903–1990)
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Bernard Tellegen died
Dutch electrical engineer and inventor (1900-1990)
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Władysław Orlicz died
Polish mathematician (1903–1990)
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Dmitri Skobeltsyn died
Russian physicist (1892–1990)
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Emil Konopinski died
American physicist (1911–1990)
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Léon van Hove died
Belgian physicist, Director General of CERN (1924–1990)
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Thomas George Cowling died
British astronomer (1906–1990)
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John H. Manley died
American physicist, group leader during the Manhattan Project (1907–1990)
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Sophie Piccard died
Swiss mathematician (1904-1990)
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Nikolaus Riehl died
German chemist (1901-1990)
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Carl Hellmuth Hertz died
German physicist (1920–1990)
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Wilhelm Magnus died
German-American mathematician (1907–1990)
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Gordon Buehrig died
American designer (1904–1990)
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Ivan Knunyants died
Soviet chemist (1906–1990)
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Marshall Hall died
American mathematician (1910-1990)
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Rosalind Pitt-Rivers died
British biochemist (1907–1990)
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Frits Warmolt Went died
Dutch botanist (1903-1990)
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Horst Feistel died
German cryptographer (1915–1990)
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Józef Kosacki died
Polish Army officer and engineer
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Orlando Mendes died
Mozambican writer and botanist (1916–1990)
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Revaz Tabukashvili died
Soviet film director and screenwriter
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Robert-Daniel Etchécopar died
French ornithologist
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Adrian Hayter died
New Zealand soldier, sailor and Antarctic leader (1914-1990)
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Launcelot Fleming died
British geologist, explorer and bishop (1906-1990)
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Minnie Lucinda Fisher died
US civic worker and community activist
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Vernell Coleman died
Community organizer
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Drusilla Nixon died
20th century community activist and music educator in El Paso, Texas
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Josif Budo died
Martyr (1968-1990)
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Xavier Cugat died
Spanish-Cuban musician and bandleader (1900–1990)
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Del Shannon died
American musician (1934-1990)
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Margaret Lockwood died
British stage and film actress (1916–1990)
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Madge Bellamy died
American actress (1899–1990)
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Gary Merrill died
Film and television character actor from the United States (1915-1990)
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Hayedeh died
Iranian singer
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Paul Tortelier died
French cellist and composer (1914–1990)
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Cazuza died
Brazilian composer and singer (1958–1990)
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Terry-Thomas died
British comedian and actor (1911-1990)
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Jack Gilford died
American actor, comedian (1907–1990)
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Ina Balin died
American actress (1937-1990)
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Elizabeth Allan died
Actress (1910-1990)
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Susan Oliver died
American actress, author, aviator (1932-1990)
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Dorothy Mackaill died
English-born American actress (1903-1990)
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Charles Farrell died
American actor (1900/1901–1990)
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Tom Fogerty died
American musician, best known as the rhythm guitarist in Creedence Clearwater Revival (1941–1990)
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Johnnie Ray died
American singer and pianist (1927–1990)
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V. Shantaram died
Indian film director and actor (1901–1990)
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Juliet Berto died
Actress, film director (1947–1990)
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Luis Trenker died
Italian-Austrian film director and actor (1892-1990)
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Walter Sedlmayr died
German actor (1926–1990)
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Jill Esmond died
British actress (1908–1990)
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Concha Piquer died
Spanish singer (1906-1990)
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Alan Hale, Jr. died
American actor (1921–1990)
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Katalin Karády died
Hungarian actress and singer (1910–1990)
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Ian Charleson died
Scottish actor (1949-1990)
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Nadia Gamal died
Egyptian actress and dancer
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June Christy died
American singer (1925–1990)
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Albert Salmi died
American actor (1928–1990)
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Edward Binns died
American actor (1916–1990)
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Mike Mazurki died
American actor and professional wrestler (1907-1990)
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Jimmy Van Heusen died
American composer (1913-1990)
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Erna Berger died
Operatic singer
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David White died
American actor (1916-1990)
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Sabicas died
Flamenco guitarist from Spain (1912-1990)
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Bo Burnham born
Born in Hamilton. American comedian.
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Aleksandr Menkov born
Born in Minusinsk. Russian long jumper.
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Vanessa Ferrari born
Born in Orzinuovi. Italian artistic gymnast (born 1990).
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Mohammad Yaqoob born
Born in Democratic Republic of Afghanistan. Minister of Defense of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.
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Science & Technology 86
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University of Canberra
University in Canberra, Australia
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Universidad del Desarrollo
Chilean private university
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Shota Rustaveli State University
University in Batumi, Georgia
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University of West London
University in Ealing, UK
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International Institute for Management Development
Business school in Lausanne, Switzerland
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Naresuan University
University in Phitsanulok, Thailand
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Sudan University of Science and Technology
University in Khartoum State, Sudan
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Pistoia Mountains Astronomical Observatory
Observatory
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Stefan cel Mare University of Suceava
Romanian public university
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Suranaree University of Technology
University in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
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European University of Lefke
University in Lefka, Cyprus
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Kassala University
University in Sudan
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Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Postgraduate university in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan
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University of Kordofan
Public university in El-Obeid, Sudan
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Latvian Academy of Culture
Institution of higher education and scientific research
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Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy
Research institution
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Mind and Life Institute
American research institute for contemplative neuroscience
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Vasile Alecsandri University
University in Bacău, Romania
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Ubon Ratchathani University
Public university
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Harokopio University of Athens
University in Athens
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University of Oradea
University in Oradea, Romania
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Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
Australian research institute
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National Science Museum, South Korea
National museum in Daejeon, South Korea
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Mount Abu Observatory
Observatory near the town Mount Abu in India
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Dayeh University
University in Taiwan
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University of the Holy Quran and Islamic Sciences
State university in Khartoum, Sudan
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Gomel State Medical University
University in Belarus
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Vasile Goldiș West University
University in Arad, Romania
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Parc Phœnix
Garden in Nice, France
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University of Alfashir
Public university in Sudan
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University of the Pacific
University in Santiago de Chile
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University of Continuing Education
Algerian University
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Telkom Institute of Technology
University in Indonesia
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Malkishua
Human settlement in Israel
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University Clinical Centre of Niš
Medical center in Niš, Serbia
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Mahanakorn University of Technology
Thai university
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Toyama Prefectural University
Higher education institution in Toyama Prefecture, Japan
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EARTH University
University in Costa Rica
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Shahed University
University in Tehran County, Iran
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Huafan University
In New Taipei, Taiwan
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Jinwen University of Science and Technology
University in New Taipei, Taiwan
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Constantin Brâncuși University
University in Târgu Jiu, Romania
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Nile Valley University
Public university in Khartoum, Sudan
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Mayanei Hayeshua Medical Center
Hospital in Israel
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Hospital Carlos III
Hospital in Spain
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Nehru Museum of Science and Technology
Science and Technology Museum in IIT Kharagpur
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Sakuya Konohana Kan
Botanical garden in Osaka, Japan
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Tsukuba Gakuin University
Higher education institution in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan
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Federal University of Amapá
Public university with main campus in Macapá, Amapá, Brazil
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Saint Petersburg Christian University
University
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Dimitrie Cantemir Christian University
University in Bucharest, Romania
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Keio University Shonan Fujisawa Campus
Higher education institution in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
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University of Phayao
University in Thailand
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Kongo University
University in the DRC (IAU-019749)
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Jamia Siddiqia
Islamic seminary in Karachi, Pakistan
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Kavayitri Bahinabai Chaudhari North Maharashtra University
State public university in Jalgaon, Maharashtra, India
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Technical University of Cluj-Napoca - North University Center of Baia Mare
University center of the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca; former University of the North
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Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research
Economic research institute based in Germany
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Markham Stouffville Hospital
Hospital in Markham, Canada
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Tuen Mun Hospital
Hospital in Hong Kong
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Edmund Mach Foundation
Italian research institute
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CRS4
Research institute
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University Hospital of Louis Pasteur
Hospital in Kosice, Slovakia
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Schweizer Paraplegiker-Zentrum
Hospital
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Peijas Hospital
Hospital in Vantaa, Finland
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Clinique Cecil
Swiss private clinic belonging to the Hirslanden Group
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Institut Pasteur du Maroc
Biomedical research institute, national public health institute in Casablanca, Morocco
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International Centre for Mathematical Sciences
Laboratory in City of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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Skyline University College
Private college in Ajman, United Arab Emirates
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Teikyo University of Science
Private university
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Telkom Institute of Management
University in Bandung, Indonesia
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Technological University of the Mixteca
Mexican public university
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Edogawa University
Higher education institution in Chiba Prefecture, Japan
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Ho Chi Minh City Open University
Public university of Việt Nam
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Bernardo O'Higgins University
Private university in Santiago, Chile
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Universitas Ciputra
Entrepreneurship-Focused University in Indonesia
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Kerala Institute of Local Administration
Autonomous training, research and consultancy organisation
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Humanitarian University
University in Ekaterinburg, Russia
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Polish People's University in Brest
Polish People's University in Brest (Science & Technology).
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Institute of Political History
Hungarian left-wing think tank
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Billroth Hospitals
Hospital in India
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Instituto de Neurociencias
Facility in San Juan de Alicante, Spain
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Hospital de Barcelona
Hospital in Spain
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San Pedro Valley Observatory
An astronomical observatory
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Vega–Bray Observatory
An astronomical observatory
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Kobe Water Science Museum
Kobe Water Science Museum (Science & Technology).
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Exploration & Discovery 12
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Sue
80% complete Tyrannosaurus rex fossil
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Gruta das Torres
Protected area in Portugal
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Inscription on the Ceremonial Mounding of Mount Yanran
Han dynasty inscription on a cliff in the Yanran Mountains (89 AD)
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Itqiy meteorite
Meteorite
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Sarma cave
Karst cave in the Georgia
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Sterlitamak
Meteorite
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Peik Chin Myaung Cave
Religious cave in Myanmar
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Cave of Zubialde
Cave in Zigoitia, Basque Country, Spain
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Tutela de Vieux-la-Romaine
Statue in France
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Ufa Lemonarium (Lemon Tree Nursery)
Museum of Living Plants
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Riparo Dalmeri
Archaeological site in Grigno, Italy
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Gourgouthakas
Cave in Greece
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Religion & Belief Systems 14
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Beit Al Quran
Library
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Sayyidah Zaynab Mosque
Islamic Shrine in Damascus, Syria
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Finsbury Park Mosque
Mosque in London, England, UK
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Al Azim Mosque
Mosque in Malaysia
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Pipeline Mosque
Mosque in Gambia
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Petra Jaya State Mosque
State mosque of Sarawak, Malaysia
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Masjid Darul Ghufran
Mosque in Singapore
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Brixton Mosque
Mosque in London, England, United Kingdom
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Masjid-an-Noor, Newfoundland
Mosque in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
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Jama Masjid, Dildar Nagar
Mosque in India
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Nurul Amin Pagaruyung Mosque
Mosque in West Sumatra, Indonesia
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Mimar-Sinan-Moschee Lauda
Building in Lauda-Königshofen, Stuttgart Government Region, Bade-Württemberg, Germany
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Synagogue Keren Or
Synagogue located in Rhône, in France
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Santuario della Madre dei Bimbi
Santuario della Madre dei Bimbi (Religion & Belief Systems).
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Economy & Trade 67
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WarnerMedia
Former American multinational media conglomerate
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Central Bank of Russia
Central bank of the Russian Federation established on July 13, 1990
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T-Mobile
International telecommunications company
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Arm Holdings
British multinational semiconductor and software design company
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VTB Bank
Russian banking and financial services company
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Alfa-Bank
European private bank headquartered in Russia
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Eidos Interactive
British video game publisher
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Wizards of the Coast
American publisher of games
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iRobot
American technology company that produces consumer and military robots
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Bharti Airtel
Indian multinational telecommunications company
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Gazprombank
Privately owned Russian bank
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Baltika Breweries
Russian brewery
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Axis Bank
Indian private sector bank
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AGCO
American agricultural machinery manufacturer
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De Lijn
Flemish public transport company
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Alenia Aeronautica
Italian aerospace company (1990–2012)
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Telus Communications
Canadian telecommunications company
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Bank of Russia
Russian joint stock bank
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Special Period
Economic crisis in Cuba after the collapse of the Soviet Union
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Expo '90
International gardening exposition held in Tsurumi Ryokuchi, Osaka
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National Grid plc
British multinational electricity and gas utility company
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PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna
Polish energy company
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Be Inc.
American company
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White Wolf Publishing
American roleplaying game and book publisher
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Rambus
Company
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Jamba
American beverage chain
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AECOM
American multinational engineering firm
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Color Line
Norwegian ferry operator
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Eurobank
Greek bank and financial services company
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Grupo Carso
Company
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Elenger
Company based in Tallinn, Estonia
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True Corporation
Thai telecommunications company
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Akrapovič
Company
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Apollo Global Management
American private equity firm
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Polycom
Company
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All Media Network
American company
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Thrustmaster
Hardware manufacturer
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Poundland
British variety store chain
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Suning.com
Chinese retail company
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Klépierre
French real estate investment trust
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Zenith Bank
Nigerian commercial financial services company
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Ulta Beauty
American chain of beauty stores
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Euronics
Dutch appliance store chain
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Glitnir
Former Icelandic bank
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TDC
Danish telecommunications company
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Genesys
Customer experience company
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Sky Germany
German media company which operates a Direct Broadcast Satellite Pay TV platform in Germany, Austria and Switzerland .
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Nomos Glashütte
German watchmaker
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Toy's Factory
Japanese record label
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Interros
Company
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Telecom Argentina
Argentine telecommunications company
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Record Report
Singles chart in Venezuela
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Universal Music LLC
Japanese subsidiary of Universal Music Group
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Türksat
Communications satellite and pay TV company in Turkey
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Minichamps
Trademark
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Estline
Swedish-Estonian shipping company
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Íslandsbanki
Bank in Iceland
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Drawn & Quarterly
Canadian publishing house
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Tenaga Nasional
Malaysian electricity company
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Rough Draft Studios
Korean animation production studio
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Citadel Enterprise Americas LLC
American hedge fund and financial services provider
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Tatra banka
Commercial bank located in Slovakia
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Malin Space Science Systems
American company which builds and operates spacecraft instruments
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HS Produkt
Firearms manufacturer
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Regent Seven Seas Cruises
Cruise line
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Air – Transport Europe
Airline in Slovakia
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Lippo Group
Indonesian multinational conglomerate
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Disasters & Pandemics 8
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1990 Manjil–Rudbar earthquake
Earthquake in Rudbar County, Iran
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1990 Luzon earthquake
Earthquake on Luzon Island in the Philippines that occurred on July 16, 1990
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1990 Carlentini earthquake
Earthquake off the coast of Sicily, Italy
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1990 Vrancea earthquakes
Romanian powerful earthquake
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1990 Bishop's Castle earthquake
Earthquake in England
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1990 Upland earthquake
Earthquake in Southern California
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1990 Panay earthquake
Earthquake in Panay Island on June 14, 1990
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1990 Bohol Sea earthquake
Earthquake in the Philippines
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Social Movements & Revolutions 4
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Dinamo Zagreb–Red Star Belgrade riot
1990 football riot at Maksimir Stadium in Zagreb, SR Croatia
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1990 Temple Mount killings
Palestinian riots in Jerusalem during the First Intifada
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1990 Bangladesh mass uprising
1990 uprising
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1990 Hyderabad riots
Riots in India
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Architecture & Engineering 54
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Cœur Défense
Office towers located in the business district of La Défense, Courbevoie, France
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Stade de Roudourou
Stadium in Guingamp, France
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Polideportivo Cachamay
Stadium
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Suez Stadium
Stadium
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Adams Park
Football stadium in England
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ZOZO Marine Stadium
Stadium
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Stadium 15 October
Stadium in Tunisia
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Beijing Fengtai Stadium
Stadium
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Saint Peter Church, Capernaum
Church
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Machida Athletic Stadium
Building in Machida, Tokyo, Japan
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Don Valley Stadium
Football stadium
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San Giovanni Maria Vianney
Building in Italy
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Prince Salman Bin Abdulaziz Sport City Stadium
Multipurpose stadium in Saudi Arabia
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Estadio de Béisbol Monterrey
Stadium
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Voie Church
Church building in Kristiansand, Southern Norway
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Sletta Church
Church in Frøya, Norway
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Sykkylven Church
Church building in Sykkylven, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
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Church of Queen of Peace
Church in Kričke, Croatia
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Shahid Dr. Azodi Stadium
Stadium
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Veterans Memorial Bridge
Cable-stayed bridge which carries U.S. Route 22 across the Ohio River between Steubenville, Ohio and Weirton, West Virginia
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Tsuruoka Komagihara Stadium
Building in Tsuruoka, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan
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Tour Eiffel Bridge
Bridge in Canada
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Hundvåkøy Church
Church in Austevoll, Norway
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Ahmad Yani Stadium
Football stadium in East Java, Indonesia
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West-Link
Bridge in Ireland
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Len Clay Stadium
Building in Ghana
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Melbourne Ballpark
Baseball park in Altona, Victoria, Australia
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Sultan Mahmud Bridge
Bridge in Malaysia
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Olsvik Church
Church building in Bergen, Norway
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Stade Mohamed Bensaïd
Building in Africa
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Ørnes Church
Church in Meløy, Norway
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Rajshahi District Stadium
Stadium in Bangladesh
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Botshabelo Stadium
Multi-use stadium in Botshabelo, Free State, South Africa
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Church of Our Lady of the Scapular-St. Stephen
Church building in Manhattan, United States of America
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Pocheon Stadium
Multi-purpose stadium in Pocheon, South Korea
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Al Shorta Stadium
Stadium in Iraq
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St. Vitus the Martyr Church, Zagreb
Church building in Zagreb, Croatia
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Yamato Sports Center Stadium
Stadium
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Hitachinaka Baseball Stadium
Building in Hitachinaka, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan
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Estadio Templo del Dolor
Stadium in Cholula, Puebla, Mexico
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Honjō Athletic Stadium
Building in Yahatanishi-ku, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
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United Methodist Church of the Resurrection
Congregation in Leawood, Kansas and nearby Kansas City area
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Varina-Enon Bridge
Bridge in United States of America
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Victory World Church
Church in Georgia, United States
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Vietnam Memorial Bridge
Bridge in United States of America
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Vyronas National Stadium
Athletic stadium in Vyronas, Athens, Greece, home of Athinaikos FC.
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Westpoint Arena
Arena
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Mile End Stadium
Sports venue in Mile End, London, England
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Round Valley Ensphere
Only domed football stadium in the United States
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Inspiring Body of Christ Church
Church building in Texas, United States of America
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The Avenue Stadium
Football stadium in Dorchester, England
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Veterans Memorial Bridge
Girder bridge connecting the North Side and South Side neighborhoods of Oil City, Pennsylvania
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First Presbyterian Church
Church in Hattiesburg, Mississippi
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Central Park Stadium
Greyhound stadium in Kent
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Sports & Entertainment 43
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Santa Barbara International Film Festival
Annual film festival held in Santa Barbara, USA
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Basovišča
Festival of Belarusian alternative and rock music
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softball at the 1990 Asian Games
softball at the 1990 Asian Games (Sports & Entertainment).
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1990 Gay Games
1990 Gay Games (Sports & Entertainment).
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1990 African Artistic Gymnastics Championships
1st edition of the Championships
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Nelson Mandela: An International Tribute for a Free South Africa
1990 music concert in Wembley Stadium, London
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Opéra Bastille
Opera house
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Wacken Open Air
Open-air metal music festival in Germany
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Stockholm International Film Festival
Annual film festival held in Stockholm, Sweden
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1990 Cannes Film Festival
Film festival edition
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47th Venice International Film Festival
1990 film festival edition
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40th Berlin International Film Festival
1990 film festival edition
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1990 FA Cup Final
Football match
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Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre
Building in Toshima-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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Jazzkaar
Estonian jazz music festival
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Space World
Former amusement park in Japan
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Helikon Opera
Russian opera company based in Moscow
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Yokohama Cosmo World
Theme park in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
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Superland
Amusement park in Rishon LeZion, Israel
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Zappanale
Music festival
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Mumbai International Film Festival
Film festival
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Sanremo Music Festival 1990
40th annual Sanremo Music Festival
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Dour Festival
Annual music festival in the municipality of Dour, Belgium
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Pole Vault Stars
Annual pole vault competition
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Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival
Film festival
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Maio Island League
Football league
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Neue Flora
Musical theater building in Altona, Hamburg, Germany
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Garsington Opera
Annual opera festival
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Emden International Film Festival
Annual film festival held in Emden and Norderney, Germany
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Ljubljana International Film Festival
Film festival
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Bálványos Summer Open University and Student Camp
Hungarian meeting of public sphere in Romania
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Couleur Café
Music festival in Brussels
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Théâtre National de Bretagne
Theatre company in Rennes, France
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1990 Toronto International Film Festival
1990 film festival edition
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Caribana Festival
Swiss music festival
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Harvest Time Blues
Annual music festival, Monaghan, Ireland
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NatFilm Festival
Annual film festival held in Copenhagen, Denmark
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Cross de l'Acier
Cross de l'Acier (Sports & Entertainment).
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Ostrov Theatre
Theatre in Saint Petersburg, Russia
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Tuymazy State Tatar Drama Theatre
Theatre in Tuymazy, Russia
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The Forum
Theatre, media and arts centre in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England
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Paskuhan Village
Philippine theme park
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1990 World Lacrosse Championship
International men's lacrosse tournament
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Empires & Countries 16
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Lithuania founded
Lithuania was founded, with its capital at Vilnius.
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Namibia founded
Namibia was founded, with its capital at Windhoek.
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Yemen founded
Yemen was founded, with its capital at Sanaa.
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German Democratic Republic dissolved
German Democratic Republic ceased to exist, having been centered at East Berlin.
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West Germany dissolved
West Germany ceased to exist, having been centered at Bonn.
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South Yemen dissolved
South Yemen ceased to exist, having been centered at Aden.
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People's Republic of Bulgaria dissolved
People's Republic of Bulgaria ceased to exist, having been centered at Sofia.
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Yemen Arab Republic dissolved
Yemen Arab Republic ceased to exist, having been centered at Sanaa.
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Czechoslovak Socialist Republic dissolved
Czechoslovak Socialist Republic ceased to exist, having been centered at Prague.
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South-West Africa dissolved
South-West Africa ceased to exist, having been centered at Windhoek.
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People's Republic of Benin dissolved
People's Republic of Benin ceased to exist, having been centered at Porto-Novo.
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Czech and Slovak Federal Republic founded
Czech and Slovak Federal Republic was founded, with its capital at Prague.
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People's Republic of Mozambique dissolved
People's Republic of Mozambique ceased to exist, having been centered at Maputo.
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Republic of Kuwait founded
Republic of Kuwait was founded, with its capital at Kuwait City.
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Republic of Kuwait dissolved
Republic of Kuwait ceased to exist, having been centered at Kuwait City.
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Pridnestrovian Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic founded
Pridnestrovian Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic was founded, with its capital at Tiraspol.
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Dated to the wider period
Wikidata records these 7 entries only to a century, decade or millennium rather than to a specific year. They are listed here because 1990 is where that broader date falls, not because they are known to have happened in 1990.
1990s 7
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Siege of Sarajevo
The longest siege of a capital city in the history of modern warfare (1992–1996)
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Warri Crisis
Conflicts in Delta State, Nigeria, 1997 to 2003
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Our Lady of the Cedars
Church and shrine in the Woodlands, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Maison à la cour en U de Vieux-la-Romaine
Gallo-Roman house
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Mosque of the Martyrs
Mosque in Baku
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Baitul Ikram Mosque
Mosque in Leicester, UK
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Synagogue in Nové Zámky
Synagogue in Nové Zámky (Religion & Belief Systems).
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